{"id":59351,"date":"2025-09-07T21:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/know-by-heart-is-a-narrative-adventure-about-accepting-loss-by-the-makers-of-pathologic\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T21:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:38:47","slug":"know-by-heart-is-a-narrative-adventure-about-accepting-loss-by-the-makers-of-pathologic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/know-by-heart-is-a-narrative-adventure-about-accepting-loss-by-the-makers-of-pathologic\/","title":{"rendered":"Know By Heart Is A Narrative Adventure About Accepting Loss By The Makers Of Pathologic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/know-by-heart-is-a-narrative-adventure-about-accepting-loss-by-the-makers-of-pathologic.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>Know By Heart is an upcoming narrative experience by Ice-Pick Lodge, most famous for their horror-driven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/pax-east-2019\/2019\/03\/28\/new-pathologic-2-trailer-announces-may-23-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pathologic<\/a> series. This narrative-driven experience trades in the creepy survival horror of the studios past works in favor of a more grounded narrative about traveling down memory lane\u00a0and accepting loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Set in a post-Soviet Russian town, protagonist Misha finds himself stuck in the monotonous routine of life until his high school crush returns to town. As the two old friends rekindle their relationship and reconnect with other high-school friends, the quiet town experiences its own crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/07\/know-by-heart-is-a-narrative-adventure-about-accepting-loss-by-the-makers-of-pathologic\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The non-linear plot features multiple endings and takes around five hours to finish, according to Ice-Pick Lodge. Gameplay mechanics are designed around Misha\u2019s thoughts and memories, including various mini-games designed to help \u201cweave an illusion of briefly returning to one\u2019s childhood and inevitably growing up\u2026\u201d The low-polygonal art direction looks great, and the beautiful piano-laden soundtrack compliments the presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Know By Heart is coming to PC sometime during Q2 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/07\/know-by-heart-is-a-narrative-adventure-about-accepting-loss-by-the-makers-of-pathologic\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know By Heart is an upcoming narrative experience by Ice-Pick Lodge, most famous for their horror-driven Pathologic series. This narrative-driven experience trades in the creepy survival horror of the studios past works in favor of a more grounded narrative about traveling down memory lane\u00a0and accepting loss.\u00a0 Set in a post-Soviet Russian town, protagonist Misha finds himself stuck in the monotonous routine of life until his high school crush returns to town. As the two old friends rekindle their relationship and reconnect with other high-school friends, the quiet town experiences its own crisis.\u00a0 Click here to watch embedded media The non-linear plot features multiple endings and takes around five hours to finish, according to Ice-Pick Lodge. 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